Accountant

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• Develop annual operating budgets, monitor spending, and analyse budget variances; 2. Ensure that all financial transactions are properly recorded filed and reported; 3. Prepare monthly, termly and annual financial statements for the school board and Business Operations Manager; • Manage pupils billing, track outstanding balances and issue invoices or receipts; 5. Process monthly salaries, benefits, pension contributions, and statutory tax deductions for all staff; • Verify vendor invoices, track purchase orders, and process timely disbursements; 7. Perform monthly reconciliations of all school bank accounts; • Prepare documentation for annual external audit and ensure compliance with national tax laws; 9. Check termly the availability of an updated registry of school property, equipment, and inventory held by the Scholl Logistician; • Check the performance of monthly reconciliation of petty cash; • Ensure perfect filing of accounting documents. • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or other related domains; • Professional accounting certificate delivered by Institute of Certified Public Accountants Rwanda (ICAPR); • Experience of 5 years minimum of accounting experience, ideally within an educational institution. • Proficiency in accounting software (e.g. QuickBooks, Sage) and advanced MS Excel skills. • Excellent communication in Kinyarwanda and English for interacting with parents and staff. French is a significant asset; • High integrity, sharp attention to detail; • Putting pupils and parents first; • Showing real devotion and commitment at work; • Having qualities like adaptability, empathy, patience, engagement, active listening, lifelong learning, free of bias, respect, creativity, collaboration, honesty, punctuality;